Reducing the dangers of COVID-19 through shared governance in a Philippine jail

No. Panggil :	eja-21-0210
Nama Orang :	Jones, Clarke R. Narag, Raymud E.






Penerbitan :	[Place of publication not identified] : Taylor and Francis - Criminology and justice ethics, 2021

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Abstrak	The Covid-19 pandemic poses a grave threat to the welfare of detainees and personnel in correctional facilities worldwide. This is especially true in jails and prisons with acute problems of overcrowding, such as in the Philippines, where the congestion rate hovers around 463%. This article documents shared governance practices in Manila City Jail Male Dormitory, the Philippines most populous jail. Despite limited space and resources, jail personnel and detainees cooperatively addressed the pandemic threat. Using interviews with jail personnel and detainees, and a review of social media postings and official internal reports, we document the varied manifestations of shared governance. Specifically, jail personnel and prisoner leaders cooperated by disseminating information, crafting policies, identifying makeshift quarantine areas, assigning prisoner medical staff, and instituting discipline. The shared governance approach entails addressing the Covid-19 crisis as community and family, where prisoners actively take part in identifying, reporting, and addressing problems. While other jails and prisons in the Philippines experienced Covid-19 infections and social tensions within their facilities due to restrictive protocols, the Manila City Jail Male Dorm experienced no infections or violent incidents. Implications to theory and practice of jail governance, especially in periods of public health emergency, are discussed.
Entri Tambahan Nama Orang
001 Hak Akses (open/membership)	membership
Kata Kunci	Shared governance; correctional management; overcrowding; Covid-19 response; prison gangs; Philippines prisons.
ISSN
Tahun Terbit	2021
No. Induk	eja-21-0210
Entri Sumber Data	Taylor and Francis - Criminology and justice ethics
Entri Utama Nama orang	Jones, Clarke R.; Narag, Raymud E.
Volume, Nomor, Tahun dan Hlm.	vol. 33, no. 1, p. 120-125
Barcode	eja-21-0210
Subjek Topik
Judul Utama	Reducing the dangers of COVID-19 through shared governance in a Philippine jail
Kode Bahasa	eng
Sumber Koleksi	Perpustakaan Nasional